About Roxanna
Roxanna Winkes-Anthony helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, and trauma. She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and career stress. Roxanna addresses mood disorders including bipolar and the strain of life changes and caregiver fatigue.
She is a medical doctor and a licensed clinical social worker - MD and LCSW-C. Her practice draws on forty years of experience in multiple settings.
How Roxanna works
That background includes work in addiction services and supporting people with post-traumatic stress symptoms and adjustment to illness. Roxanna favors straightforward, collaborative sessions. She listens first, then helps people set small, manageable goals.
Sessions often mix talking, practical exercises, and mindfulness practices tailored to what the person needs right now. Her methods include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered work, mindfulness, and narrative approaches. Those methods are used to help people accept difficult feelings, change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and reframe life stories when those stories get stuck.
People who come for help can expect a calm, respectful approach that prioritizes everyday coping skills. Roxanna aims to make strategies easy to use between sessions. She draws on long experience to adapt methods to each person's pace and situation.
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What Roxanna works with
The areas below are the ones Roxanna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 40 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions. It focuses on values and small committed steps that make life more meaningful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy identifies and changes unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety, depression, and mood swings. It uses practical exercises and short homework to build new habits. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy so the person feels heard and can find their own solutions. This approach supports self-acceptance and gradual change.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review goals and preferences together and adjust methods as progress is tracked. That collaborative process helps match techniques like ACT or CBT to what actually helps in daily life.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging works for brief updates, reflection between sessions, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options provide flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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